Privacy Act 1993

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The Privacy Act 1993 was New Zealand’s principal data protection law that regulated the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information by public and private sector agencies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Zealand statute
data protection law
aimedToBalance individual privacy interests
public interest in information use and disclosure
allowed access by individuals to personal information held about them
correction of personal information by individuals
appliesTo private sector agencies
public sector agencies
commencedInYear 1993
contained exceptions for law enforcement
exceptions for national security
exceptions for statistical and research purposes
country New Zealand
createdOffice Office of the Privacy Commissioner NERFINISHED
enforcedBy Privacy Commissioner (New Zealand) NERFINISHED
established information privacy principles
hadEffectUntil 2020
hasPurpose to promote and protect individual privacy
to regulate handling of personal information
inspiredBy international data protection principles
jurisdiction New Zealand
languageOfDocument English
legalSystem common law
legislature New Zealand Parliament NERFINISHED
numberOfPrinciples 12
partOf New Zealand privacy law framework
providedFor complaints to the Privacy Commissioner
investigation of alleged privacy breaches
region Oceania
regulated information privacy practices of government agencies
information privacy practices of private organisations
regulates collection of personal information
disclosure of personal information
use of personal information
repealedBy Privacy Act 2020 NERFINISHED
royalAssent 1993
scope private sector
public sector
shortTitle Privacy Act 1993 NERFINISHED
status repealed
subjectMatter information privacy
personal information
typeOfInformationRegulated personal information about identifiable individuals
wasPrincipalDataProtectionLawOf New Zealand NERFINISHED
yearEnacted 1993

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